The Federal Reserve has achieved quite a feat, managing to get the market to accept the idea that the end of QE is coming, while keeping stock investors happy enough to bid stocks up to fresh records.

But the central bank hasn’t really changed its central message: barring a catastrophe, the end of QE is getting nearer. How the Fed manages that, and whether the economy can handle that, are questions the MoneyBeat team attacked this week, with all the gusto of a…well, a sharknado.

Also, the Friday crew gave their takeaway from J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo 's earnings, and how the regulatory pressures coming from Washington might change things.